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Steve,

Just jumping back. Most impressive front bones, very nice. Also notice your engine mounts in the same picture, they look interesting. Are they your own design. I see you can get kits for escorts etc in some of the classic mags. I was looking at modifying some of them. Apologises if I have missed a previous thread. Could you tell us more?

Mike

ceejay wrote:I saw the mod on a race elan chassis somewhere back in the 80s,
and decided to do same on the S2.... the rear tray support
tubes are known to flex... they don't after this mod.
Again a lot of work to do, but I enjoy fabricating.

Right, I will look into that possible issue.
So do I, but I am beginning to wonder if the building is going to turn out to be more fun than the driving

miked wrote:Steve,

Just jumping back. Most impressive front bones, very nice. Also notice your engine mounts in teh sam picture, they look interesting. Are they your own design. I see you can get kits for escorts etc in some of the classic mags. I was looking at modifying some of them. Apologises if I have missed a previous thread. Could you tell us more?

Mike

Thank you. The bones are available to anyone interested in having easy control of camber and caster

No point in designing something already made. These engine mounts are made by Milton in the UK for modifed Ford Anglia 105Es! I replaced the rubber bushes with solid aluminium so the engine in now part of the chassis

You can see them in the PDF:

http://www.dalek.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/1 ... Milton.pdf

OK for my use as I don't have carbs smashing into fluid caps, but normal Elan owners would have to modify one of them.

miked wrote:Steve,

Just jumping back. Most impressive front bones, very nice. Also notice your engine mounts in teh sam picture, they look interesting. Are they your own design. I see you can get kits for escorts etc in some of the classic mags. I was looking at modifying some of them. Apologises if I have missed a previous thread. Could you tell us more?

Mike

The TTR race engine mounts are very similar in design. A little stiff for a road car with the engine shake at idle but great in a heavily loaded race car engine mount

cheers
Rohan

Thanks Steve & Rohan. I will have a look into these Mike

rgh0 wrote:

miked wrote:Steve,

Just jumping back. Most impressive front bones, very nice. Also notice your engine mounts in teh sam picture, they look interesting. Are they your own design. I see you can get kits for escorts etc in some of the classic mags. I was looking at modifying some of them. Apologises if I have missed a previous thread. Could you tell us more?

Mike

The TTR race engine mounts are very similar in design. A little stiff for a road car with the engine shake at idle but great in a heavily loaded race car engine mount

cheers
Rohan

I was about to make the same comment as Rohan. I have those TTR "race" engine mounts in my Zetec engined S4 & they do look very similar.
Cheers
John